Eric Earl Murphy at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 11, 2019–present
Eric Earl Murphy
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Solicitor general, State of Ohio, 2013-2019
- Private practice, Columbus, OH, 2007-2013
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2005-2006
- Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States, 2006-2007
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2019-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Miami University-Oxford · B.A., 2001
- University of Chicago · J.D., 2005
- Miami University
Personal record
Born 1979 · Indianapolis, IN
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8607/eric-earl-murphy/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure